Saturday, July 29, 2017
Lima News: The discussion about “buffer zones” outside abortion clinics has nothing to do about the controversy surrounding the planned death of a fetus. It has everything to do with your First Amendment rights.
That’s something a federal court judge in Louisville and council members in Toledo ought to really think about before proceeding.
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is pretty clear about not making laws “abridging the freedom of speech.” It also is pretty clear about the “right of the people peaceably to assemble.”
As long as the “sidewalk counselors,” as the Citizens for Community Values likes to call the protesters, are standing on public property and not physically injuring people using the services of these facilities, the government should frankly stay out of it.
Even if you don’t agree with their protests, you should protect their right to protest.